Konica Minolta South Africa
showcases at Fespa Africa 2014
Konica Minolta South Africa’s has once again shown its continued commitment to the print industry and its wide product
offering at Fespa Africa 2014, which took place from 2 to 4 July at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. At the
event the company showcased its innovative production solutions, including the new bizhub PRO C1060L and bizhub PRO
& PRESS C1060/C1070, the flagship bizhub PRESS C1100, plus the bizhub PRESS 1250 and bizhub PRO B951.
T
he bizhub PRO & PRESS C1060\C1070 are aimed at print providers in a
light- to-medium-level production environment, as each provide an easy
transition into the digital print field, offering in-line finishing, precise
colour consistency and image quality, alongside high media flexibility.
The new bizhub PRESS C1100 series, which is ideally placed to create new
sources of revenue for customers and maximise uptime and print orders, is
perfect for graphic communication providers, central reprographic departments,
and anyone who needs large print volumes delivered at high speeds.
Furthermore, visitors were able to see the organisation’s range of black-and-white
equipment: the bizhub PRESS 1250 series, which offers print/copy speeds up to
125ppm, high-volume monthly duty cycle of three million impressions, and real-
time image density and toner ratio sensors to maintain image stability over long
press runs; as well as the bizhub PRO 951, an ideal entry product into digital
black & white printing.
‘We wanted to show that Konica Minolta South Africa has something for
everybody,’ explained Leon Minnie, product manager: production systems at
Konica Minolta South Africa. ‘In today’s printing industry, commercial business
owners are looking for highly versatile printing platforms that deliver the lowest
cost per copy. A tall order perhaps, but with our award-winning production range
we certainly meet these requirements.
‘We wanted to leverage this event to create interest in, demonstrate and promote
our production machines to clients; using the platform to officially launch the
C1100 as well as the C1060\C1070 and C1060L. These presses were very well
received and were highly complemented. The C1100 also drew a lot of attention
and showcased Konica Minolta’s continued commitment to the print industry
and its ability to successfully compete with other manufacturers with this wider
product offering.
‘We furthermore used the event to inform our clients about the KM-1, a B2-size
cut-sheet digital inkjet press, which is set to enhance our production range and
elevate us into a segment that was traditionally only available to litho and
inkjet technology.
‘Overall, we aimed to show that Konica Minolta machines are more than just
“business card” printers, but that these machines can also print a magnitude
of print products, allowing printers to be more successful with their digital print
department and, importantly, have a competitive edge in the print industry.’
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